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Citation
(2007), "Managing and Leading in the Allied Health Professions", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 20 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhs.2007.21120bae.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Managing and Leading in the Allied Health Professions
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Managing and Leading in the Allied Health Professions
Edited by Robert Jones and Fiona JenkinsRadcliffe Oxford PublishingISBN 10 1 85775 706 8
Keywords: Healthcare leadership, Professional development, Healthcare strategy
This stimulating series is unique in providing advice on management, leadership and development for those in the Allied Health Professions (AHP). This concise companion guides readers through current key management challenges, the structure of the NHS, legal matters, professional regulation, research and cultural issues.
With contributions from internationally renowned professionals, Managing and Leading in the Allied Health Professions provides vital information for AHP managers and aspiring managers, senior clinicians, extended scope practitioners, clinical specialists, AHP educators, researchers, staff and students. It will also be invaluable for clinical scientists, pharmacists and optometrists.
Few professionals are better prepared to engage this worthy exploration than Robert Jones and Fiona Jenkins. They are respected in their therapy fields, and have extensive track records of innovative and capable leadership. They are the type of optimistic, clear, honest, and bold leader that marks the NHS at its best (Donald M. Berwick, in his Foreword).
Contents include:
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Management in the allied health professions.
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Changing structure, organization and management of the NHS.
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Evolution and significance of the profession in AHP management.
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Allied health professions management and organization what structure?
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Assessing management structures.
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Using organization as a strategic resource to build identity and influence.
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Leadership in the allied health professions.
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Legal issues arising in the management, leadership, and development in allied health professions.
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Professional regulation.
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From clinical governance to integrated governance.
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Research in the clinical setting.
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The discipline of strategic thinking in health care.
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Entrepreneurial action for social change: a primer for healthcare professionals.
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Cultural issues and management.